Sport rider



Dec. 18,- 1928. l,695,689

HUN. HULANDER SPORT RIDER Filed March 17. 1926 FIGl.

0 [*7 is 2 JrQ v a Patented Dec. 18, 1928.

UNITEDfsTATE-S PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY N. HULANDER, or BROOKLYN, NEW-YORK.

srorvr RIDER.

. Application filed March-17, 1926. Serial Nb. 95,442.

This invention relates to gymnastic apparatus and devices and especially to the class wherein a table or suitable board is mounted upon a pair of runners and formed with a narrowed portion'which may be straddled 2y the user and an adjustable rest for the cot. I

The main object'of the invention is to furnish an apparatus of. this class of im-' proved construction'inorder to enlarge its field of usefulness and to permit various beneficial exercises to be performed by means of itsaid.

A further object is'to provide a sport rider which may be used by children'for play, as

well as by'adults forgymnastics.

with some of the parts shifted to reveal possible positions thereof. v 1

Fig. 3 is a side view of the apparatusof Fig. 1 in rigid position with the legs down. I Fig. 4 is a view of a portion'of'Fig. 31to show the construction and attachment of one pair of legs.

Throughout the views, the same reference numerals indicate the same or duplicate parts.

In the practice of my invention, a pair of runners 22 and 23 are each provided with vertical posts similar to 24, 27, 28 and 29which are designed to support a table consisting of a main body portion 1 and 2,'a narrow portion 3 and a wide end portion 10'and 36.

The main portion of this table has a narrow extension 21 adapted to support the head of a person lying on the whole table, while on the opposite end a movable foot board 13 is located. This board hasa pair of end clamps 14 and 15 whereby it is held to the table and is furnished with a foot strap which may confine the toes of a person at 1'6 when'lying forward or face down on the apparatus; For the samepurpose a pair of similar out out toeholes are provided in the tablepart 36 at 17 and 18, allowing the user to temporarily dispense with the foot board.

However, the ordinary office ofthe apparatus may be to form a seat at 2 for a person who desires to use itfor rocking exercises,

and the legs of theuser may straddlethe narrow part 3while'allowing the feet to rest on a pair of pedals 8 and 8 provided for this purpose. Naturally, the narrow board 3 may be reinforced for strength with a'structure similar to '4 on both sides, while the adjustable pedal or stirrup bar 9 is pivoted at 11 to allow it to swing to various positions, and is furnished with an arced rack or adjustment bar 7. This latter is provided with a series of teeth at 6 which may straddle the bolt 12 on the stationary bar 5 in different positions, mere gravity being depended upon to hold the bar down on the bolt in any given tooth space. The user may either :"sit up and rock back and forth or may lie down, and thus have the benefit of motion in various ways for improving both circulation and muscular tone. I

In order to bring into play diagonal strains and broaden this class of effects, the table has been divided at 19 and 20, allowing the seat 2, narrow portion '3 and shoulder 10 to swivel about a center bolt 38 to various positions in either direction. This is shown in Fig. 2 where it is also seen that the central secton rests on a. ledge 35-onthe far side while being supportedgabout andunder the pivot by a shelf '39. Of course, the reinforcement 4 follows part 3 into its various positions, and is therefore furnished with a thumb screw 40 to clamp part 35 between parts 4 and 10, and thus secure the central section in place in any swivelled position. But owing to this divided condition of the table, the reinforcement bar 37 has been inserted between uprights 28 and 29, and, of course, alcor responding bar 37 on the other side of the apparatus. 7

' Sometimes. 1t is desirable to use theapparatus as an operation or rest table, and thus have it rigidly immovable. In order to accomplish this, a pair of legs such as 26 and 49 have been added to the structure, the other extremity having also a pair at 25in similar fashion. The latter are mounted in a pair of bearing blocks mounted on the runners as at 33, and havin an outer block 32 by which to clamp the former to the runner in ques tion, while the bolt 34 serves to secure the parts. And on the other hand, the legs 26 and 49 are secured together b a sleeve 41 which is loosely mounted on a ar or rod 46, and the latter is borne at the extremities by a block 45 on runner 23 and bar 37 and by a second block 42 mounted on runner 22 and bar 37. In each case, a block similar to 30 is used to clamp the bearing blocks to the runhers and a securing bolt or screw 31 is used to secure the parts in position. ()n either end of the'sleeve ll is Fixed a flange, on one end is plain flange 44:, while on the other is a toothed flange 48. A spring 43 on bar 46 tends to push the whole toward the block and mesh the toothed flange with teeth 47 on block 45. It is evident that all that is necessary to release the legs in order to raise them or to drop them down to various degrees is that the legs be forced to the left a ainst the spring until the teeth are clear oi each other, and when the desired position has been attained, it is but required to permit the spring to force the teeth in mesh again. Of course, both pair of legsare similar in structure, but if an angular position of the table is desired, only one pair of the legs may be used. Or, one pair may be brought down all the way, while the other air is brought down only part ofthe way. lso, different angles of table position are attainable by releasing the blocks 30 and 32 by loosening screws 31 and 32 sufficiently to allow the blocks to be slid along the runners to the positions desired, and then again securing the screws.

This operation is naturally intended to involve the opposite blocks on runner 23 as well as on 22.

Having now I claim 2- 1. A gymnastic apparatus comprising a pair of runners surmounted by aseat board. and a pair of legs rotatably mounted on said runners and connected by a common sleeve, :1 block to carry said sleeve mounted on each runner, a. bar passing thro said blocks and said sleeve, a spring mounted against one of said blocks and against said sleeve, a plurality of teeth on the other extremity of said sleeve and corresponding teeth on the other block, and means to secure said blocks to said runners including clamping blocks and securing screws.

2. A gymnastic apparatus comprising a pair of curved runners surmounted by a pair fully described my invention,

of end boards, a ledge beneath each end board.

projecting toward each other,- a movable board mounted upon said ledgesbetween said end boards, andmeans to secure said movable board in various positions relative to the end boards.

3. A gymnastic apparatus comprising a pair of runners surmounted by a pair of rigid end boards having each a ledge secured thereto and projecting toward the other, a

movable central board section mounted on said ledges between said end boards and adapted to be flush therewith in all positions, and a ivot in one of said ledges and said movabe section with means to secure said section in any attained position.

4. A gymnastic apparatus comprising a pair of curved runners surmounted by a seat board having a relatively narrow section intermediate the extremities thereof, a pendant pedal support ln'ovably mounted beneath said narrow section, a pair of pedals on said support,- a toothed member pivoted to said sup port and a cross bar adapted to be engaged by said toothed member in different posi tions.

5. A gymnastic apparatus comprising a air of curved runners surmounted by a seat ard having a relatively narrow section intermediate tie extremities and a foot board movably mounted u on said seat board and provided with end clamps adapted to clamp the edges of said seat board.

6. A- gymnastic apparatus comprising a pair of arcuate runners surmounted by a pgir of alignedend boards, ledges secured low said end boards projectin toward eachother, apivot on one ledge an a swivelin intermediate section mounted on said lodges and said pivot havin a relatively narrow section intermediate t e extremities thereof, and means tosecure said swiveling section in position.

7. A gymnastic apparatus comprising a pair of runners provided with a seat board secured thereto,a foot support attached beneath said seat board intermediate the extremities of the board, a movable section mounted, on said foot supportadapted to be extended therefrom or withdrawn to vary thelength of said foot support, and foot rests upon said movable section.

8. A gymnastic apparatus including a pair of runners having each a post upon each extremity, a seat upon each pair of adjacent:

)osts rovidin one seat at each cxtremitv.

C v I a relatively narrow board connecting said seats and an intermediate post upon each runner forming an auxiliary support beneath one of said seats.

9. In a gymnastic apparatus, the combination with a pair of curved runners, of a seat surmounting said runners at one of their extremities, a second seat surmounting the runners at their other extremities, there being an intermediate section connecting the two seats, and a pair of posts upon said runners intermediate their extremities arranged beneath one of said seats to form auxiliary supports therefor.

.In testimony whereof, LHENRY N. HU- LANDER, have signed my name to this specification this sixteenth day of March, 1926.

HENRY N. HULANDER. 

